ADVANCE December 2024

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Chris Thomas and Sir Frank Cooper (Comedians) TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 12/10 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD MN Original: Laurie Van Wieren and Lazerbeak TV-PG 11:30 a.m. NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD This American Land: Right Whales, Bird Collisions, Arizona Groundwater, Renegade Rancher 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Revitalize Charging Solutions—Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Ready for London 2025 (See 12/8 at 4:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/15, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast Take a musical journey through Ireland’s most beloved classic songs Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland Prunes are making a comeback after being rediscovered by chefs and consumers alike.

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Lawrence Welk Show: Weather Show WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift: Gandhi’s Awakening

TUNE IN:

An exploration of when, where and how Gandhi became the Mahatma or “Great Soul” is showcased. TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: The Texas Tenors: Home for the Holidays (See 12/13 at 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/17, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Southern Storytellers: Episode 1

SUNDAY 15 6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: A Beautiful Golf Course Provides Great Lawn Tips WORLD The Open Mind: Ending Mass Incarceration on the Back End (R-12/15, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. Iowa PBS 7–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-12/15, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD Local, USA: Unvelied: Joyce Tenneson and the Heroine’s Journey (See 12/12 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/15, 4 p.m., WORLD) 9:00 a.m. WORLD Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (See 12/12 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) American Masters: Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around Monday, December 16 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Discover the story behind singer Brenda Lee’s iconic songs, and explore how her early fame and life of poverty shaped her artistry across pop, rock ‘n’ roll and country music.

Five noted creators of literature, music and film reveal deep ties to the American South. (R-12/14, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Book of Shadows

Witches, sacrifices and a book once thought destroyed now become key pieces in solving the murder. (R-12/19, 10:40 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Six of the South’s native creators take us home to the places that define their lives and work. TV-PG 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: King Memses’ Curse Phryne hunts for a madman named Murdoch Foyle and discovers his involvement in a reincarnation cult. TV-14 WORLD Local, USA: Unvelied: Joyce Tenneson and the Heroine’s Journey (See 12/12 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/15, 8 a.m., WORLD) 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Hope Street Who is to blame when a boat’s engine blows up during a fishing trip? (R-12/16, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (See 12/12 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/15, 9 a.m., WORLD) 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Tom Baker Movies: The Armageddon Factor, Part 1 TV-PG WORLD Southern Storytellers: Episode 1 (See 12/14 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) WORLD Southern Storytellers: Episode 2

with these dynamic artists. (R-12/21, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

2:00 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind:

Ending Mass Incarceration on the Back End

2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: The Vanishing

Eliza investigates the disappearance of a famous magician, although the Duke is already on the case. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD DW Global Us

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